The IPPC Secretariat meets University of Florence students for the third year in a row
Posted on Thu, 09 Dec 2021, 10:21
Florence, 9 December 2021– The IPPC Secretariat lectured the class of plant pathology at the University of Florence, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Science and Technology (DAGRI), Plant pathology and Entomology section. Hosted by Prof. Laura Mugnai, …
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Recommendations for the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation project
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 12:38
Rome, 26 November 2021. The Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) is a capacity development tool designed to help countries improvee their national phytosanitary systems. Over the last twenty years, the PCE has been implemented in more than 70 countries thanks …
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Limit the spread of fall armyworm, IPPC webinar series explains how
Posted on Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 09:04
Rome, 23 November 2021. Fall armyworm is one of the major threats to global food security, plant health, and livelihoods. This transboundary pest is affecting more than 70 countries all over the world and has become a major concern …
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IPPC forges partnership with COLEACP to improve food security
Posted on Thu, 25 Nov 2021, 09:03
Rome, 19 November 2021. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on behalf of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has joined forces with the Comité de Liaison Europe-Afrique-Caraïbe-Pacifique (COLEACP) to improve global food security and …
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IPPC Standards Committee advances with international standards for plant health at its November meeting
Posted on Wed, 24 Nov 2021, 13:53
Rome, 19 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually from 15 to 18 November 2021 to revise draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) to be adopted by the sixteenth session …
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IPPC Standards Committee Reviewed the Task Force on Topics Recommendations for 2021 Call for Topics Submission
Posted on Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 13:02
Rome, 4 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually on 3 and 4 November to review the Task Force on Topics (TFT) recommendations to the SC for submitted seven standards and …
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Improving phytosanitary capacity of developing countries through IPPC China project
Posted on Wed, 10 Nov 2021, 15:06
Rome, 29 October 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) organized two virtual technical workshops to help developing countries improve their phytosanitary capacity. The workshops were organized under the IPPC-China project entitled “Strengthening the capacity of …
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Check out the new Systems Approach webpage
Posted on Tue, 09 Nov 2021, 09:36
Rome, 4 November 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has developed several webpages that bring together in one place available tools, standards and materials on selected topics ranging from sea containers to pest reporting. Also …
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The effective role of remote sensing in detecting pests and supporting plant health surveillance
Posted on Thu, 04 Nov 2021, 08:36
Rome, 2 November 2021 – A webinar on the use of remote sensing technologies to support plant health surveillance activities was co-organized virtually by the Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention, the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO), …
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Fall Armyworm, a global threat to prevent: New webinar series kicked off
Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2021, 09:05
Rome, 28 October 2021. Fall armyworm’s inexorable spread has become a global concern. This transboundary pest is now affecting more than 70 countries worldwide, and putting others at high risk of incursion. FAO and the International Plant Protection Convention …
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Webinar introducing IPPC capacity development tools generates global interest
Posted on Tue, 26 Oct 2021, 11:36
Rome, 26 October 2021. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held a webinar on 22 October to present new capacity development materials on pest status, surveillance and systems approaches.
The webinar brought together more than 300 …
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Strategic Planning Group deepens collaboration on global plant health
Posted on Fri, 22 Oct 2021, 09:28
Rome, 22 September 2021. The Strategic Planning Group (SPG) concluded its tenth session yesterday with fruitful recommendations on key strategic matters, including phytosanitary tools, One Health, certification processes, and the International Year of Plant Health legacies. The meeting …
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Key plant health issues discussed at today’s Strategic Planning Group meeting
Posted on Wed, 20 Oct 2021, 10:29
Rome, 19 October 2021. Under the chairmanship of John Greifer, Vice Chairperson of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), the IPPC Strategic Planning Group (SPG) convened the first meeting of its tenth session, discussing several strategic issues related to …
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Systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds as a way to guarantee safe international movement of seeds
Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2021, 13:15
Rome, 7 October 2021.The Expert Working Group for the Design and use of systems approaches for phytosanitary certification of seeds began their virtual meeting to draft an annex to the standard on the international movement of seeds based on …
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